CVS

CVS fills more prescriptions at more drugstores than any other pharmacy chain. The company acquired Eckerd in 2004 and picked up 700 stores from Albertsons in 2006, increasing its store count to 6,100 sites in about 45 states. In 2005, CVS sales topped $37 billion with a workforce of 148,000 people.

Campaigns

Stop Pharmacies' Discrimination Against Women

Pharmacies in nearly 20 states can refuse to fill women’s prescriptions for contraception…

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Pharmacies in nearly 20 states can refuse to fill women’s prescriptions for contraception, including the morning-after pill. Pharmacies are not ensuring that patients get their doctor-prescribed contraceptives so NARAL Pro-Choice America is imploring major pharmacies (Wal-Mart, CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreen, and Eckerd) not to interfere with a woman's choice. Click on the link below to support this campaign.

CVS agreed to pay shareholders $110 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated federal securities laws by making false state…

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CVS agreed to pay shareholders $110 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated federal securities laws by making false statements to artificially pump up stock prices. According to the lawsuit, the company illegally inflated earnings by delaying discounts on merchandise. Additionally, CEO Thomas M. Ryan allegedly waited several months in 2001 to reveal company plans to close 200 locations that failed to meet sales projections, and information about a shortage of pharmacists that would have negatively affected the company.

-- Boston Globe, 07/07/2005

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In 2001 Eckerd was fined $1.7 million for overcharging the government for Medicaid prescription drugs.…

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In 2001 Eckerd was fined $1.7 million for overcharging the government for Medicaid prescription drugs.

In 2002, Eckerd Corp. was sued for allegedly overcharging customers for prescriptions and failing to fill prescription orders comp…

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In 2002, Eckerd Corp. was sued for allegedly overcharging customers for prescriptions and failing to fill prescription orders completely. The lawsuit also accuses Eckerd employees of overstating the quantity of medication on product labels.